Younger Americans stand out in their views of the Israel-Hamas war
33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
Most Israeli adults do not post or share about political and social issues online – including the war between Israel and Hamas.
In many other surveyed countries, about half of adults or more see gambling as immoral. This includes 89% in Indonesia, 83% in India and 71% in Italy.
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
If the U.S. had 100 people, 62 would be Christians, including 40 Protestants, 19 Catholics, two Latter-day Saints and two who identify with other Christian groups.
Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Americans and Israelis now see one another’s leaders more negatively than in the recent past, and other key views have shifted as well.
Pope Francis is broadly popular in much of Latin America and the U.S., but favorability has fallen in the Latin American countries surveyed.
A third of Israeli adults say Israel should govern Gaza, down from 40% in 2024.
This year, only 16% of Israelis have a favorable view of the UN – the lowest level in surveys going back to 2007.
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